Question

We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.

A．benefits

B．guides

C．a(chǎn)ffects

D．effects

Answer 1

 C

affect (="have" an influence or effect on) 影響：The climate affected his health. (氣候影響[損害]了他的健康。)
[注意]affect vt. 影響。effect n. (="influent)" 影響, 作用：Some films have a misleading effect on children. effect vt. (="bring" about) 實行, 進行, 產(chǎn)生......后果:1) I will effect my purpose: no-one shall stop me! 2) We hope to effect an improvement. (我們希望能引起改進。)
注意兩個常用的習語:1) to that effect 那個意思的 (話) ：She said she hated spinach, or words to that effect. (她說她不喜歡吃菠菜或那個意思的話。) 2) to the effect that... 意思時說, 表示下述意思：I said a few words the effect that all he had told us was already well known. (我說了幾句話, 意思是說他告訴我們的一切都已眾所周知。)